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Commissioned report

Commissioner perspectives on working with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector

This report explores how and why clinical commissioning groups and local authorities are engaging with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
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By Beccy Baird et al - 22 February 2018
Evidence and consultation

Consultation response: Draft mandate for the National Health Service Commissioning Board

This document sets out our thoughts on the Department of Health’s consultation on the draft mandate for the National Health Service Commissioning Board.
27 September 2012
Article

Setting objectives for the NHS Commissioning Board

One of the principal aims of England’s Health and Social Care Act 2012 is to distance politicians from the day to day management of the NHS. This aim is being pursued by the creation of the NHS Commissioning Board, which will take responsibility for allocating resources to clinical commissioning groups and commissioning some services directly.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 6 September 2012
Report

Older people and emergency bed use: Exploring variation

This paper explores factors that might be driving the significant variation in use of hospital beds by patients over 65 admitted as an emergency.
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By Candace Imison et al - 9 August 2012
Article

Commissioning top 10

Chris Naylor summarises our ten priorities for commissioners, describing ten areas in which action will be needed to secure a sustainable health system.
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By Chris Naylor - 23 July 2012
Article

Award-winning charities benefit communities but struggle to convince CCGs

Charities can have an enormous impact on health in their communities, writes Lisa Weaks, but clinical commissioning groups are proving hard to reach.
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By Lisa Weaks - 17 May 2012
Article

Managing elective referrals: innovation must be matched by evaluation

Dr Michelle Drage and Chris Naylor recommend ways referral management findings from London can influence future commissioning.
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By Chris Naylor et al - 26 April 2012
Evidence and consultation

Data briefing: Emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions: Identifying the potential for reductions

Our data briefing looks at patterns of admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions and assesses how emergency admissions could be reduced.
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By Yang Tian et al - 3 April 2012
Article

Reshaping commissioning

With authorisation starting in October 2012, Chris Naylor asks how ready are the CCGs to take over the mantle of primary care commissioning.
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By Chris Naylor - 1 February 2012
Article

A whole system approach to clinical commissioning

We talked to some GPs about the challenges of leading change and our whole systems approach to help with clinical commissioning.
By GPs in Hertfordshire - 1 February 2012
Evidence and consultation

Health Select Committee call for evidence in commissioning: Consultation response

This paper is a response to the Health Select Committee's call for evidence in their inquiry into commissioning, which is often seen as the weakest link in the NHS.
1 October 2009
Report

PBC two years on: Moving forward and making a difference?

This report examines the state of practice-based commissioning two years after a 2007 survey by The King's Fund and NHS Alliance found primary care trusts were struggling with implementation.
By Julie Wood et al - 1 July 2009
Article

Q&A on the Operating Framework for NHS leaders

How can chief executives seize the new freedoms offered by David Nicholson and the Operating Framework? The King's Fund Director of Leadership Development, Karen Lynas offers some advice.
By Karen Lynas - 16 December 2008
Report

Commissioning and Behaviour Change: Kicking Bad Habits final report

Draws on a series of working papers and seminars to assesses existing and innovative methods the health service can use to persuade people to live healthier lifestyles.
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By Anna Dixon et al - 8 December 2008
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Practice-based commissioning: Reinvigorate, replace or abandon?

Through in-depth interviews with GPs, hospital and primary care trust staff in four sites, this report assesses the progress of practice-based commissioning (PBC) and identifies the barriers that are limiting success.
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By Nick Goodwin et al - 20 November 2008
Article

World class commissioning - a catalyst for change?

As PCTs up and down the country face formal judgement of their commissioning skills for the first time, The King's Fund's Leadership Director Karen Lynas offers her views on the new world class commissioning assurance system.
By Karen Lynas - 19 November 2008
Report

Making it Happen: Next steps in NHS reform, Report of an expert working group

Have the health reforms improved services for patients? An expert working group explores how effective current incentives are and the impact of Lord Darzi's review.
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By Nicholas Timmins et al - 19 June 2008
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David Woodhead and Valerie James on tackling decommissioning

This article looks at the challenges surrounding decommissioning. Government is stepping away from setting central targets and relinquishing direct control over delivery. Locally identified needs and priorities will take their place.
By Valerie James et al - 17 March 2008
Report

Funding the practice of learning: An evaluation of The King's Fund's Partners for Health in London funding and development programme

Funding the Practice of Learning is an evaluation of the Partners for Health programme, exploring the experiences of those who applied for funding from the point of application, through the recruitment process and into the programme itself.
By Marsaili Cameron et al - 1 February 2008
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